Please add those websites that you feel will help enrich your Social Studies instruction, along with the site name, the URL, a brief description, recommended grade level for readability and your name as the contributor.
| SITE NAME |
WEBSITE URL |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL |
CONTRIBUTED BY: |
| Interactive Constitution |
http://bit.ly/USconstitution |
An interactive site where students can access the Preamble and all the Articles of the US Constitution, with an explanation of each element. |
4 and up |
Ellen Phillips |
| Mr. Donn |
http://www.mrdonn.org |
A comprehensive site covering world and U.S. history with a great many resources, lesson plans, etc. A well-established site, it has been around for over a decade and is constantly updated. |
3 and up |
Ellen Phillips |
| Big Apple History |
http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory |
Fun, informative, interactive site with a focus on New York City history. Includes an excellent interactive time-line. |
3 and up |
Ellen Phillips |
| The National Archives: Educators and Students |
http://www.archives.gov/education |
Access to many primary source documents and lesson plans with a focus on U.S. History. |
7 and up |
Ellen Phillips |
| British Library: Timeslines-Sources of History |
http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/index.html |
Fascinating timeline of British history using primary source images and documents that can be saved or printed. |
7 and up |
Ellen Phillips |
| History Animated |
http://www.historyanimated.com |
Animations of battles from the Civil War, American Revolution and World War II -- maps with information on battles, generals, strategies, complete with sound effects. |
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| Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites |
http://cybraryman.com/socialstudieslinks.html |
Just the Social Studies section of this enormous database of great websites. |
All + Teachers |
Ellen Phillips |